Nan Martin | 1927-2010

Nan Martin, seen in 1979, was a mainstay on the Southern California theater scene for decades and played Ali MacGraw's snobbish mother in "Goodbye, Columbus." Mothers, in all their diversity, became a staple of Martin's career.

Nan Martin, seen in 1979, was a mainstay on the Southern California theater scene for decades and played Ali MacGraw's snobbish mother in "Goodbye, Columbus." Mothers, in all their diversity, became a staple of Martin's career. (Los Angeles Times)

Nan Martin, seen in 1979, was a mainstay on the Southern California theater scene for decades and played Ali MacGraw's snobbish mother in "Goodbye, Columbus." Mothers, in all their diversity, became a staple of Martin's career.Los Angeles Times